Regulation 7 Action to be taken by local authority on receipt of notification about a child being fostered privately

England and Wales

(1)

Where a local authority have received a notification under regulation 5 or 6 they must for the purposes of discharging their functions under section 67(1) of the Act, arrange for an officer of the authority within seven working days F1, or as soon as is reasonably practicable, to—

(a)

visit the premises where the child is being cared for and accommodated;

(b)

visit and speak to the private foster carer and to all members of his household;

(c)

visit and speak to the child, alone unless the officer considers it inappropriate;

(d)

speak to and, if it is practicable to do so, visit every parent of or person with parental responsibility for the child; and

(e)

establish such matters listed in Schedule 3 as appear to the officer to be relevant.

(2)

Having completed his functions under paragraph (1) the officer must make a written report to the local authority.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 7(1) inserted (temp.) (24.4.2020) by virtue of The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/445), regs. 1(2), 5(3) (with Pts. 12, 13)